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Mizzou economics professor and students discuss the U.S. Department of Education hints at student loan payment pause extending

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal student loan payments are set to resume in May after being paused for more than two years because of the pandemic, but guidance from the U.S. Department of Education seems to hint at the pause being extended.  The department recently emailed guidance to the companies that manage its $1.6 trillion student

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NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei sets up hardware on the International Space Station.

NASA says American aboard International Space Station will come back on Russian rocket ‘for sure’

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA said Monday that NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will return from the ISS later this month aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft as previously planned. The space agency sought to reaffirm Monday that it’s still working closely with Russian space agency Rocosmos on the International Space Station, despite mounting geopolitical

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Fear of radioactive fallout from accidental or intentional attacks on Ukraine's nuclear plants

Why potassium iodide pills are suddenly in high demand

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As Russia’s assault in Ukraine intensifies, fear of radioactive fallout from accidental or intentional attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear plants, or from the use of a nuclear bomb, has triggered surging demand for potassium iodide pills. In such an event, there’s the frightening risk of large amounts of radioactive iodine (or

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People walk along Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 11 in New York City. Surging oil and gas prices have raised recession alarm bells around the world. But another economic indicator is starting to look ominous: The yield curve is flattening.

US economy flashes a recession warning sign

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Surging oil and gas prices have raised recession alarm bells around the world. But another economic indicator is starting to look ominous: The yield curve is flattening. Wall Street closely watches the difference, or spread, between short-term government bond yields, most notably the 2-year Treasury, and longer-term bond

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An oil pumpjack setup in a residential neighborhood pulls oil from the Permian Basin oil field on March 13 in Odessa

Oil tumbles below $100 a barrel

By Matt Egan, CNN Business US oil prices tumbled below $100 a barrel on Monday, unwinding a significant chunk of the recent spike caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Oil plunged more than 8%, touching a low of $99.76 a barrel. That means oil has lost almost roughly quarter of its value since touching a

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